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CIO Insider: 5 Steps to a Pain-Free Reorg

November 10, 2005

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5 Steps To a Pain-Free IT Reorg
If you're decentralized, you'll want to centralize. If you're
centralized, you want to decentralize. Whichever direction you're
headed in, take this advice from members of the CIO Executive
Council about how to reap the most gain for the least pain from
an IT reorganization.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=8084&PMID=39553315&s=4&f=1

Also in this issue of the Insider:
1. Conference Coverage: CIO's Year Ahead
2. Career: The Difference Between IT and Biz People
3. Quick Poll: Asian Bird Flu
4. Podcast: Daily News Show
5. Analyst Report: Battle of the SOA Titans

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This section of the CIO Insider is sponsored by G3 - Sybase/Intel/HP

Tame the Data Explosion
It sounds so simple: if you collect enough business information,
you'll glean valuable insights that can drive both revenue growth
and competitive advantage.

Along the way, however, companies are discovering that managing
the explosive growth of online data can prove a formidable
challenge. Here's how to assess your data management style, and
maximize your opportunities to turn online data into business
opportunity.

http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=6780&PMID=39553315&s=4&f=1
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1. Conference Coverage: CIO's Year Ahead
CIO06 is CIO magazine's third annual forward-looking meeting for
CIOs and senior IT executives. Read reports on panels and
speakers (then make plans to go to next year's conference
yourself).
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=8302&PMID=39553315&s=4&f=1

2. Career: The Difference Between IT and Biz People
Dr. Mark Goulston has raised quite a little firestorm in his
article about how to define and work with the differences that
separate us. Read the article and definitely the comments.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=8006&PMID=39553315&s=4&f=1

3. Quick Poll: Asian Bird Flu
Does your company have a business continuity plan to deal with a
pandemic Asian bird flu outbreak?
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=352&PMID=39553315&s=4&f=1

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This section of the CIO Insider is sponsored by EqualLogic

EqualLogic presents Robert Gray, IDC storage expert
evaluating three data protection approaches

There are several ways to protect your data, options
that range from backing up locally, over the network,
or through the use of a Storage Area Network. Watch
this webcast for a comprehensive look today's options.

http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=8304&PMID=39553315&s=4&f=1
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4. Podcast: Daily News Show
Too busy to read? Keep up with our daily audio version of the top
tech headlines. For extreme easy listening, subscribe to its RSS
feed.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=8303&PMID=39553315&s=4&f=1

5. Analyst Report: Battle of the SOA Titans
When successfully addressed, SOA can enable business and IT to
proceed from a common business model--rather than talking
different languages and focusing on different timeframes. Judith
Hurwitz offers the 10 top principles for SOA.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=8247&PMID=39553315&s=4&f=1

Thanks for reading the CIO Insider.

Sandy Kendall
Web Editor
CIO Magazine
skendall@cio.com

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